Author's Note: My original plans were to have this chapter up before the long weekend, but of course my schedule got in the way so sorry for being a little late. Many thanks to Artsyjay, tap-Violeta, , and Doglover645 for taking the time to review. You guys keep me motivated :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Wicked or any of its characters.
Chapter 6:
She had been searching everywhere she could think of for Elphaba, but she was nowhere to be seen. After deciding to just quit and go back to her room, she started to walk across the courtyard. She looked around and noticed that many students were out and about, just enjoying themselves. That's when she spotted a familiar green face, that made a smile appear on her own.
When Galinda got closer to the green girl, her smile slowly disappeared. She could see that Elphaba was smiling, laughing and talking to a older boy who was obviously flirting with Elphaba. She immediately knew that the boy must have been Ridal. What she didn't expect was to feel a pain in her heart and tears appear in her eyes. Before anyone, especially Elphaba, could see her she turned and left to her room. Once she closed the door she cuddled on her bed and cried for the hurt she caused Elphaba, which led to the hurting of herself.
After a wonderful afternoon of intelligent conversation and just plain old fun, Elphaba bid Ridal farewell and returned to her dorm room. What she wasn't expecting was a crying blonde in there. Galinda didn't hear Elphaba return to the room and continued crying. E lphaba seeing her usually bubbly roommate in this state caused Elphaba to sigh and speak to her.
"Miss Galinda, are you alright?" Elphaba asked because even though she was upset with the smaller girl she still had a heart.
When Galinda heard Elphaba she jumped and looked at her, only to run in Elphaba's arms and cry even harder at remembering everything she had done to her roommate.
Elphaba froze at the sudden intrusion, but relaxed after a few moments.
"Elphaba I am so sorry for everything that I have done to you, I don't know what made me do them! Please, I am so sorry from the bottom of my heart!" Galinda said frantically as she clung tighter to the green girl, thinking that Elphaba might push her away.
Elphaba's heart broke a little at the desperation and sincerity in Galinda's voice, so she wrapped her arms around the blonde to soothe her a little.
Galinda noticing that even though Elphaba hugged her back she still hadn't said anything.
"Elphaba, I am truly sorry for how I have acted since we met. I promise I will never treat you poorly ever again." Galinda said after she pulled back a little to look at Elphaba.
Elphaba still unsure of whether to trust Galinda or not just looked at Galinda, but both girls kept their arms around each other. Galinda thinking that Elphaba was not going to accept her apology, started getting tears in her eyes.
"Miss Galinda, I want to believe that you will leave me alone. But honestly, I don't trust you. I'm sorry." Elphaba said with a sigh.
"That's fine, I don't deserve your trust after the way I've acted." Galinda said. "I would like to gain your trust though. Maybe as friends, please?" She continued with hopeful eyes.
Elphaba seeing the hope in Galinda's eyes sighed again and said, "Alright, we'll start over, but so help me Galinda if you use this against me or treat me bad again, I have no trouble never even looking at you."
"That's fine, I promise I am a new person now." Galinda said with a smile.
"We'll see about that." Elphaba said finally releasing Galinda.
Galinda felt a little disappointed that Elphaba let her go, but quickly remembered that she was now trying to work on gaining the taller girl's trust. So she extended her hand out and said with a smile, "Galinda Uplands, of the Upper Uplands."
Elphaba looked at the offered hand and shook Galinda's hand. "Elphaba Thropp, Third Descending."
Both girls felt a shock run up their arms at the touch that made both their hearts skip a beat. Elphaba pulled away and went to sit on her bed to read. Galinda seeing this decided to get to know her new acquaintance better.
"What are you reading?" Galinda asked with childlike curiosity.
Elphaba seeing the youth in the blonde's eyes gave her a small smile and responded, "A book on the social and economical histories of Oz."
"Wow, that's interesting." Galinda said trying to show interest in Elphaba's choice of reading material.
"Not really, if I think its dull I'm more then positive it would bore you to death." Elphaba said noticing that Galinda was trying to show interest only to make her feel good, which made Elphaba smile even bigger.
Galinda having been caught started to laugh and blush a little. Elphaba saw the slight pink across the smaller girls cheeks and gave Galinda crooked grin, one in which she never used unless by herself. Galinda's heart sped up when she saw that Elphaba's grin was lopsided. She thought it was cute how her lips turned up a little more on the left side and wondered what it would be like to kiss Elphaba.
Galinda mentally kicked herself and had to remind herself that she was trying to be friends with the green girl, nothing more.
"So Elphie, what does interest you in reading?" Galinda asked when she remembered to speak.
"I can read almost... wait. What did you call me?" Elphaba asked.
"Elphie. Do you like? I figured since we are friends now that it would be ok to call you that. Is it ok if I call you Elphie?" Galinda asked.
"Well its a little perky."
"That's fine. And you can call me...Galinda." Galinda said before she clapped her hands and started talking about anything and everything that came to her mind.
Elphaba only sat there and listened to the blonde ball of energy, nodding and smiling at the correct times. She had to admit that it was amusing and comfortable to see her once hated enemy change into a friend.
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For the next few weeks Elphaba and Galinda were inseparable. Galinda on more then a few occasions were cornered by her "friends" and asked her what she was doing. Galinda only responded that she was a new person and therefore was acting differently, for the better. She even changed her name from Galinda to Glinda, to show people that she was serious.
Elphaba was impressed to say the least that Galinda, well Glinda now, was holding true to her promise about changing. She was glad to see that the once ditzy blonde was now participating in class and spending more time studying than going out. She would still go on dates with Fiyero, but that was fewer and fewer.
Elphaba sighed at the thought of Glinda and Fiyero. She didn't know what to feel about the two dating. Whenever Fiyero was around she wanted to tell him to leave and never come back, but at the same time she wanted to remain courteous. So momentarily forgetting about Glinda and Fiyero, she thought about Ridal.
Ridal was another topic of confusion. He would flirt with her and make her laugh, but she had a hard time as seeing him as more than a friend. Many times she talked to Valina about this and Valina told her that it was normal to be confused if a person was not used to receiving affection. So she just continued to socialize with Ridal, unaware that a certain blonde would once in awhile find the two as she always found them, sitting together laughing and talking.
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Both girls were in the room, Elphaba reading and Glinda getting ready for a date with Fiyero. Glinda was feeling really down today because seeing Elphaba and Ridal together all the time was just getting to be too much for her. So she wanted to spend time with her green roommate instead of her airhead boyfriend.
"Elphie, I don't really want to go out with Fiyero. I'd rather stay with you and just talk." Glinda said with a pout that Elphaba found hard to resist.
"Why not? I thought you and Fiyero were good together." Elphaba said sarcastically which Glinda missed.
"Tell me to stay and I will." Glinda said trying to get the green girl to give her excuse to cancel on Fiyero.
"No, go on your date. Besides what is there to do? Nothing, so go." Elphaba answered just as there was a knock on the door, which she got up to answer.
"Please Elphie, I'm not in the mood to go out." Glinda begged hoping that the brunette would want her to stay and spend to with her.
"You're never in the mood to not go out." Elphaba said. "Hello Fiyero." She continued once she saw it was Fiyero on the other side of the door.
"Hello Elphaba, is Glinda ready?" Fiyero said giving her a smile.
"Yes she is. Glinda?" Elphaba said as the blonde made her way over to the door.
"Bye Elphaba I'll have her home early." Fiyero said as Glinda gave Elphaba a small wave and left.
Elphaba closed the door and returned to reading her book on her bed.
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While Fiyero and Glinda were eating dinner, Fiyero couldn't help but notice that the blonde was awfully quiet tonight and recently. The only time she ever talked to him, she always had something to say about Elphaba.
"Dear what's wrong? You hardly touched your food and you haven't said more then two words to me." Fiyero finally asked.
"Oh nothing, just have a lot on my mind." Glinda answered weakly.
"Does it have anything to do with Elphaba?" He asked guessing pretty much what was on the blonde's mind.
"Kind of. I'm worried about that Ridal guy she spends time with." Glinda said with a frown.
"Why? I thought he was nice to her." Fiyero said.
"I guess he is, I just... just... I don't know." Glinda struggled to say.
With a sigh Fiyero put down his fork and ask, "How long?"
"How long what?" Glinda said with a confused expression on her face.
"How long have you known that you're in love with Elphaba?" Fiyero asked staring deep into Glinda's wide blue eyes.
A/N #2: Uh oh! Cliffhanger! :D Don't hate me too much lol